I'm Alive (Electric Light Orchestra song)

"I'm Alive" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released as a single in May 1980. It is featured in a sequence near the beginning of the feature film Xanadu. The song also appears on the soundtrack album Xanadu.

In the film the song is heard as the Muses emerge from a graffiti-like portrait; Olivia Newton-John, playing Kira (Terpsichore), emerges last. The film's version of the song contains a fairly lengthy instrumental introduction, a small segment of which is used for the album version.

The song has been recently covered in the version of Xanadu on Broadway.

Included in the song's closing coda is Morse code which spells out "E.L.O."; they did something similar to this on two of their other songs, "Ocean Breakup" from 1973's On the Third Day and 1983's "Secret Messages".

Personnel

Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, backing vocals, electric guitars, keyboards, synthesizers
Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
Richard Tandy – pianos, synthesizers, keyboards
Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, backing vocals
Strings by Louis Clark

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart^[1]	27
Canadian RPM Top Singles	7
Dutch GfK chart^[2]	38
French SNEP Singles Chart	9
German Media Control Singles Chart^[3]	16
Irish Singles Chart^[4]	10
New Zealand Singles Chart^[5]	32
Norwegian Singles Chart^[6]	3
South African Singles Chart^[7]	9
UK Singles Chart^[8]	20
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	16
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles	14
US Record World Singles^[10]	14
US Radio & Records (R&R)^[11]^[12]	12

Certifications

Country	Certifications (sales thresholds)
US (RIAA)^[13]	Gold

References

↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive" (in Dutch). Retrieved November 28, 2009.
↑ "charts.de - Electric Light Orchestra". charts.de. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved March 6, 2013. Enter Electric Light Orchestra in the Search by Artist field, then click Search.
↑ "Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive". Retrieved November 28, 2009.
↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive". Retrieved November 28, 2009.
↑ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (E)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
↑ "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
↑ "Electric Light Orchestra - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
↑ Hawtin, Steve. "Song artist 171 - Electric Light Orchestra". Tsort.info. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
↑ "ELO". Wweb.uta.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
↑ "Charts". Wweb.uta.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
↑ "Electric Light Orchestra > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-28.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Xanadu

Film
Musical

Music

Film	Soundtrack "Magic" "Suddenly" "I'm Alive" "Don't Walk Away" "All Over the World" "Xanadu" "You Made Me Love You"

Musical	Broadway Cast Recording "Evil Woman" "Strange Magic" "Have You Never Been Mellow"

Electric Light Orchestra singles discography

1970s

1972	"10538 Overture" / "First Movement (Jumping Biz)" "Mr. Radio" (withdrawn)

1973	"Roll Over Beethoven" / "Queen of the Hours" "Showdown" / "In Old England Town (Instrumental)"

1974	"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" / "Daybreaker" (US) "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" / "Oh No Not Susan" (UK) "Can't Get It Out of My Head" / "Illusions in G Major"

1975	"Boy Blue" / "Eldorado" "Evil Woman" / "10538 Overture (live)"

1976	"Strange Magic" / "New World Rising" (US) "Nightrider" / "Daybreaker (live)" "Strange Magic" / "Showdown (live)" (UK) "Livin' Thing" / "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (US) "Livin' Thing" / "Fire On High" (UK)

1977	"Rockaria!" / "Poker" "Do Ya" / "Nightrider" "Telephone Line" / "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)" (US) "Telephone Line" / "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)" and "King of the Universe" (UK) "Turn to Stone" / "Mister Kingdom"

1978	"Mr. Blue Sky" / "One Summer Dream" "Sweet Talkin' Woman" / "Fire On High" (US) "Wild West Hero" / "Eldorado" "Sweet Talkin' Woman" / "Bluebird is Dead" (UK) "It's Over" / "The Whale" The ELO EP

1979	"Shine a Little Love" / "Jungle" "The Diary of Horace Wimp" / "Down Home Town" "Don't Bring Me Down" / "Dreaming of 4000" "Confusion"/"Last Train to London" (UK) "Confusion" / "Poker" (US) "Last Train to London" / "Down Home Town" (US)

1980s

1980	"I'm Alive" / "Drum Dreams" "Xanadu" (duet with Olivia Newton-John) / "Fool Country" (Olivia Newton-John) (UK) "Xanadu" (with Olivia Newton-John) / "Whenever You're Away from Me" (Olivia Newton-John) (US) "All Over the World" / "Midnight Blue" (UK) "All Over the World" / "Drum Dreams" (US) "Don't Walk Away" / "Across the Border"

1981	"Hold On Tight" / "When Time Stood Still" "Twilight" / "Julie Don't Live Here"

1982	"Here Is the News"/"Ticket to the Moon" "Rain Is Falling" / "Another Heart Breaks" "The Way Life's Meant to Be" / "Wishing"

1983	"Rock 'n' Roll Is King" / "After All" "Secret Messages" / "Buildings Have Eyes" "Four Little Diamonds" / "Letter from Spain" "Stranger" / "Train of Gold"

1986	"Calling America" / "Caught in a Trap" "So Serious" / "Endless Lies" (US) "So Serious" / "A Matter of Fact" (UK) "Getting to the Point" / "Secret Lives"

1990s

1990	"Destination Unknown" (promo)

2000s

2001	"Alright" / "Love Changes All" / "Do Ya" (Unedited Alternative Mix) "Moment in Paradise" / "Alright" (PBS 2001 Version) / "Mr. Blue Sky" (PBS 2001 Version) / "Livin' Thing" (PBS 2001 Version)

2006	"Surrender"

2007	"Latitude 88 North"

2010s

2015	"When I Was a Boy"

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